SOLUTION: Find f'(x): f(x) = x^2 + 5x + 1

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Question 836692: Find f'(x): f(x) = x^2 + 5x + 1
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f(x) = x^2 + 5x + 1

d/dx[f(x)] = d/dx[x^2 + 5x + 1]

f ' (x) = d/dx[x^2 + 5x + 1]

f ' (x) = d/dx[x^2] + d/dx[5x] + d/dx[1]

f ' (x) = 2x + 5 + 0

f ' (x) = 2x + 5